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Trustee Act 2000

2000 CHAPTER 29

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    The Duty of Care

    1. 1. The duty of care.

    2. 2. Application of duty of care.

  2. Part II

    Investment

    1. 3. General power of investment.

    2. 4. Standard investment criteria.

    3. 5. Advice.

    4. 6. Restriction or exclusion of this Part etc.

    5. 7. Existing trusts.

  3. Part III

    Acquisition of Land

    1. 8. Power to acquire freehold and leasehold land.

    2. 9. Restriction or exclusion of this Part etc.

    3. 10. Existing trusts.

  4. Part IV

    Agents, nominees and custodians

    1. Agents

      1. 11. Power to employ agents.

      2. 12. Persons who may act as agents.

      3. 13. Linked functions etc.

      4. 14. Terms of agency.

      5. 15. Asset management: special restrictions.

    2. Nominees and custodians

      1. 16. Power to appoint nominees.

      2. 17. Power to appoint custodians.

      3. 18. Investment in bearer securities.

      4. 19. Persons who may be appointed as nominees or custodians.

      5. 20. Terms of appointment of nominees and custodians.

    3. Review of and liability for agents, nominees and custodians etc.

      1. 21. Application of sections 22 and 23.

      2. 22. Review of agents, nominees and custodians etc.

      3. 23. Liability for agents, nominees and custodians etc.

    4. Supplementary

      1. 24. Effect of trustees exceeding their powers.

      2. 25. Sole trustees.

      3. 26. Restriction or exclusion of this Part etc.

      4. 27. Existing trusts.

  5. Part V

    Remuneration

    1. 28. Trustee’s entitlement to payment under trust instrument.

    2. 29. Remuneration of certain trustees.

    3. 30. Remuneration of trustees of charitable trusts.

    4. 31. Trustees' expenses.

    5. 32. Remuneration and expenses of agents, nominees and custodians.

    6. 33. Application.

  6. Part VI

    Miscellaneous and Supplementary

    1. 34. Power to insure.

    2. 35. Personal representatives.

    3. 36. Pension schemes.

    4. 37. Authorised unit trusts.

    5. 38. Common investment schemes for charities etc.

    6. 39. Interpretation.

    7. 40. Minor and consequential amendments etc.

    8. 41. Power to amend other Acts.

    9. 42. Commencement and extent.

    10. 43. Short title.

  7. Schedules:

    1. Schedule 1

      Application of duty of care.

    2. Schedule 2

      Minor and consequential amendments.

      1. Part I

        The Trustee Investments Act 1961 and the Charities Act 1993.

      2. Part II

        Other Public General Acts.

      3. Part III

        Measures.

    3. Schedule 3

      Transitional provisions and savings.

    4. Schedule 4

      Repeals.

      1. Part I

        The Trustee Investments Act 1961 and the Charities Act 1993.

      2. Part II

        Other repeals.

An Act to amend the law relating to trustees and persons having the investment powers of trustees; and for connected purposes.

[23rd November 2000]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—